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sensationalize

/sɛnˈseɪʃənəlaɪz/

/sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz/

sensationalizeverb

sensationalized

Past Simple

sensationalized

Past Participle

sensationalizing

Gerund

/sɛnˈseɪʃənəlaɪz/

/sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz/

Translations

The media tends to sensationalize news to attract more viewers.

СМИ склонны сенсационализировать новости, чтобы привлечь больше зрителей.

Additional translations

Definitions

To present information in a way that provokes public interest and excitement, often at the expense of accuracy.

The media tends to sensationalize news stories to attract more viewers.

Synonyms

Antonyms

sensationalizegerund / present participle

Definitions

Having the tendency or effect of exaggerating or dramatizing something.

The film relied on sensationalizing imagery to keep the audience engaged.

sensationalizepast participle

Definitions

Presented or portrayed in an exaggerated, dramatic, or lurid manner so as to provoke public interest.

The sensationalized report caused unnecessary panic among viewers.